A Telford woman will be celebrating the first anniversary of the start of her running career - by tackling this year's London Marathon.

Kirsty Briggs works in the parts department at Furrows of Telford, and she'll be running the marathon in April to raise funds for the National Deaf Children's Society.

"The day of the race will actually be 12 months to the day since I started running, so it's an incredible way to celebrate the anniversary," said Kirsty.

"It's my first marathon, so it's a huge challenge, but I'm really looking forward to it, and I'm aiming for a time of between four and four-and-a-half hours."

Kirsty is a member of Telford Harriers, and she will be running the marathon with Helen Yates - a member of Wrekin Road Runners.

The duo have been training with Julie Tatton, who is a parts delivery driver for Furrows, although she won't be taking part on the day.

"We're already regularly running 20 miles which we can do in three hours, so we're very hopeful that we'll be able to achieve our target time," said Kirsty.

"We've had so much support since we decided to take part in the marathon, and we're extremely grateful for the generous pledges we've already received."

Furrows group sales manager, Dave Farthing, said: "Kirsty, Helen and Julie have been training hard for many months, and we're very proud of their commitment and dedication.

"We'd like to wish Kirsty and Helen well for the marathon, and if the effort they have already put in is anything to go by, they should do extremely well on the day."

To support Kirsty's marathon challenge, visit www.justgiving.com/kirsty-briggs